Glasgow Food Policy Partnership

02/10/2026

Friday Food Feature - every Friday for the month of October we will highlight some good food work going on in Glasgow, as part of our Going for Gold campaign to win a Gold Sustainable Food award for our city!

- As it's Fairtrade Fortnight, we are highlighting the Glasgow Sustainable Food Directory. This directory is an ongoing collaboration between us and Slow Food Glasgow. Many of the businesses in the directory stock Fairtrade foods, which are important to global food justice and workers' rights.

You can search the online interactive map here

Creating a place where people can access food that is good for them, the planet, and for those who grow it.

01/10/2026

We've been talking about our Glasgow Going for Gold campaign for a while now. As you've seen, we've been holding various events , promoting our Summer Bucket List and visiting schools and family events. But why are we doing it? Read our explainer for the answers to some of your questions...

What is the Glasgow Going for Gold campaign?
The Glasgow Going for Gold campaign is part of Glasgow's bid for a Gold Sustainable Food Places award, led by the Glasgow Food Policy Partnership. The Sustainable Food Places Gold Award recognises and celebrates places that demonstrate exceptional commitment to sustainable, healthy, and equitable food systems. Aberdeen is the only place in Scotland currently holding the gold award.

Why is Glasgow eligible for a Gold award?
With the Glasgow City Food Plan having reached its 5-year milestone this year, we believe it's time to recognise the strong partnership working and good outcomes for people in Glasgow that this has delivered. Despite many challenges, (there has been) significant progress in some areas - such as: collaborative work towards equal access to healthy food, and reduction of diet-related ill-health (particularly in the areas of reducing food insecurity and promoting healthy food in schools).

Initiatives such as the Cash First project, and The University of Glasgow Community Food Co-created Markets project, are examples of work that reduces the need for food banks and delivers affordable fresh healthy food to people in need.

There has also been significant progress in the area of community food education, thanks to the 5-year long Glasgow Community Food Network’s Food and Climate Action project. Read more about the impact it has made https://glasgowfood.net/news/transformative-evaluation-report .

What role does the Glasgow Food Policy Partnership play in delivering a better food system?

The GFPP oversees the development and delivery of the Glasgow City Food Plan, and convenes regular working groups concentrating on different areas of the food system. It has a remit to connect organisations and to communicate and engage with the public via social media and city-wide campaigns (see Full of Beans).

The partnership enables strong cross-sector working, with stakeholders from across the food system working together to solve difficult problems. We believe without the food policy partnership there wouldn't be the same drive and ability to work holistically.

Let us know what you think!

30/09/2026

🌱 Community Gardener Vacancy

Are you an experienced gardener? Do you love working with people and helping communities connect with nature? The Hidden Gardens is seeking someone just like you to join the team. 🌿

The Community Gardener will lead practical gardening and outdoor learning activities with young adults, older adults and families. The role is part of The Growing Place, a new three-year programme supported through the National Lottery Community Fund, bringing people together through gardening, nature and outdoor learning.

📍 The Hidden Gardens, Glasgow
🕐 16 hours/week, Wednesday–Saturday
📅 3-year fixed-term contract
⏰ Apply by Thursday 29 October, 5pm

Interested? Find the full job description and application details via the link in our bio.

🌱 Please share with anyone who might be interested!

30/09/2026

Last week our Sustainable Food Partnership Co-ordinator, Riikka, was at Langside Campus (Glasgow Clyde College) with a group of young people eager to learn more about the food system!

They discussed what a food system is and how young people can be involved in tackling some of the issues related to the food system. Like a lot of us, the group were most worried about the cost of food and access. They felt that they would like to learn more about food shopping, budgeting and cooking skills.

Delivered together with and National Lottery Community Fund

29/09/2026

The new Orchard Project directory lets you know how to share your surplus fruit

🥧 If you can’t face yet another apple crumble and already have a freezer full of fruit, it's time to consider sharing your surplus!

Our donation directory lists people willing to take fruit donations, both large and small, to help reduce food waste. It includes everyone from c***r makers to food banks and is organised by geographical area.

If you know of an organisation not already listed that's taking excess fruit, feel free to mention them in the comments, where you’ll also find a link to the directory.

📷️ Cal Holland

23/09/2026

We had a great time celebrating all things apple at The Pyramid at Anderston on Saturday! Our colleagues at Glasgow Community Food Network and The Orchard Project ran the event, as part of their Orchard Commons project, combined with Anderston Gala Day. Lots of people enjoyed getting involved in the full apple pressing process from washing, chopping, pressing and bottling. We also shared our Autumn Bucket Lists, and got creative with apple printing!

The Orchard Commons is a project working to build a city-wide ‘orchard commons’ – a shared means of caring for trees and harvesting fruit for everyone’s benefit. Find out more here https://glasgowfood.net/projects/projects-present/glasgow-is-an-orchard-commons

17/09/2026

Excited to have Wadke, chef and star of the Great British Menu, at our Harvest event on 31st October. He'll be cooking some delicious food and also demonstrating ways to reduce food waste, particularly at Halloween. 🍎 🎃

Get your tickets here!




https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1999090516549?aff=oddtdtcreator

17/09/2026

Do you have any other food-related autumn events to promote? Let us know and we can share them on our webpage and in our next newsletter.


https://goodfoodforall.co.uk/projects/glasgow-going-for-gold/autumn-events-2026

Join us for a free community lunch on Saturday 3rd October from 12.30pm-2.30pm at Cornerstone. Urban Roots will be there to support running activities to see how best to redesign the Cornerstone garden! Everyone welcome.

17/09/2026

Working in community food in NE Glasgow? You could be eligible for funding

Community Food Grants Scheme 2026/27 is coming soon!

Local community groups within North East Glasgow will have the opportunity to apply to Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership for funds to support community food and activities.

More info coming soon.....Watch this space or email the address below for more details